For the purposes of application, potential students must provisionally select between two departments within the College of Education: the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS), home of the SIDES program, or the Department of Middle and Secondary Education, which develops specialists to teach such subjects as mathematics, science and English. Applicants primarily interested in international development and education, and who may be considering working in the development field, would submit their departmental application materials to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, while those interested in pursuing a teaching career, whether domestically or abroad, would apply to the Department of Middle and Secondary Education. Upon admission to the PCMI program, students follow the designated PCMI program of study and are not obliged to make their final decision between the ELPS or MSE orientation of their degree until after returning from Peace Corps Service.

Applicants interested in the PCMI program must complete a separate online application to the Peace Corps, and select the "Peace Corps Masters International in Education" option on the application form. Application to Peace Corps may be made prior to, during, or after applying to Florida State University, but must be completed by September 15 at the latest in order to begin Peace Corps service the following summer. Additional information about applying to the Peace Corps may be found on the main PCMI admissions website:

Applying to the Peace Corps Masters International in Education Program